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spin between ( neewteb nips )

…

the deed is dung

underneath an oak tree

      see the hanging man

      as a greenfinch sang

so, sweet chestnuts

sucked within the drawing room

      scribble with a grin

      churning like a milky key

sugar is energy

elemental penfriends

      ink a spirit tongue

      like a speaking sprite

while away from here

peer beyond the duck pond

      idle like the bones

      of a snoring brontosaurus

blowing with the wind

from a parsnip farmer’s arse

      gleaming in the stream

      seeking seas of bream

i had a magic dream

& in my dream i saw you

      happy on the moon

      dancing with baboons

…

~

hashtag poem ( meop gathsah )

…

# cheese & pickles

# the clifton suspension bridge

# bring back echoes

# save the tiger bread

# i love what they’ve done with your earlobes

# it’s raining frogs again here

# why are all scarecrows men?

# politics – blah, baa, blah

# beans on toast

# barnard’s star

# the m42

# turnip lives matter

# easter on ekofisk

# i think i’ve just seen a goblin

# christmas is cancelled

# cockerels can lay eggs too

# pebbles in espadrille shoes

# selfies, selfies, selfies

# yes, there’s a chill in the air

# is anyone there… ?

…

~

a slug ( guls a )

…

dwelling not in shell

see the hobo’s sticky trail

– it’s a homeless snail

…

~

hence in eleven ( nevele no ecneh )

…

cornflakes
courgettes
jet packs
paddle boards
panpipes
pie charts
tartan paint
odd socks
grey days
waterfalls
& walnuts

…

~

forbidden love ( evol neddibrof )

…

an antelope

& an ant elope

…

~

c a n d l e ( e l d n a c )

…

c atch a moth or two

croon a silent siren song

creeping down the wick

a s the moon’s in bloom

after darkness – spark a sprite

aflame us a path

n imble as an imp

ninja-esque – the frills ‘n’ spills

now the sun is dead

d ance a plasma prance

drip within this thirsting dim

dribble waxen drops

l ight a brighter night

lantern shades of oberon

let the seekers see

e at this phantom black

echo if the to is fro

elementalz friend

…

~

goblin soup ( puos nilbog )

…

goblin soup, goblin soup

once upon a loon the loop

gibbons waxing gibbous moons

slurping spoons of goblin soup

goblin soup, goblin soup

chuckles in a chicken coup

rubber walls & all is balls

that’s the badger – goblin soup

goblin soup, goblin soup

buzzing as the buzzards swoop

but the buttress buttercups

sipping sups of goblin soup

goblin soup, goblin soup

dancing as the branches droop

under pickled onion suns

thirsting for that goblin soup

goblin soup, goblin soup

sniff a whiff of autumn’s hoop

on a wander with a wand

singing songs of goblin soup

goblin soup, goblin soup

normalzzz is a nincompoop

when the elfin zephyr spins

neck a tin of goblin soup

…